Włókniarzy Park in Bielsko-Biała

Włókniarzy Park lies in the centre of Bielsko-Biała, in the historic Żywiec Suburb, between Partyzantów, 1 Maja and Leszczyńska streets and the Biała river. It was laid out in 1899 as the Blich Promenade, and received its present name after the war.

A park where crowds gathered

From the second half of the 19th century to the 1970s the park and the neighbouring Mickiewicz Square were a place of rallies and demonstrations. A demonstration of three thousand young people in March 1968 went down in history. In 1928 a monument to Gabriel Narutowicz was erected here, the only one in Poland dedicated to this politician. It was demolished by the Germans in 1939, and in 1961 a monument to Adam Mickiewicz, designed by Ryszard Sroczyński, was put up in its place.

Nature and the sports pavilion

The avenues of common horse chestnuts and sycamore-leaved planes have the status of natural monuments. In the south-western part of the park there are tennis courts with a pavilion in the form of a small city palace from 1928, designed by Alfred Wiedermann. It replaced the wooden Ice Pavilion from 1894.

What is nearby

From the park it is close to St Nicholas' Cathedral, about 700 metres away.

About one and a half kilometres from here is the Automotive Museum.

Practical information

• Location: Bielsko-Biała, Żywiec Suburb, between Partyzantów, 1 Maja and Leszczyńska streets.
• There are tennis courts by the pavilion in the south-western part of the park. Information about the park is collected by the city on its website.